India Football Roadmap: AIFF Roadmap – AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey and General Secretary Shaji Prabhakaran lay down VISION 2047. This plan includes both short-term and long-term visions for AIFF. With 2047 marking the centenary year of India’s Independence, AIFF plans on Making India a Globar Superpower in India. The Aim is to make ‘Football an Incredible in India, Football to become the Game for MASSES’. Follow Latest Indian Football updates with InsideSport.IN.
Key Points from the AIFF Press Meet
- One of the key AIM is to spread football across various pockets in India. The team has traveled all over the country in the last 125 days to get ground knowledge about Football in India.
- Relations with higher FIFA, AFC, and SAFF-ranked countries will be improved, as a means to improve India’s football.
- Short-Term Plan – 2026 – “We Plan on seeing where we reach in the next 4 years,” Kalyan Chaubey
- Long-Term Plan – 2047 – Vision 2047 – This marks the 100th year of India’s Independence. “In 25 Years, we aim to make Football an Incredible Sport in India,” said Shaji Prabhakaran.
- “There are 11 topics in this vision that we have prepared. Short term vision ends in 2026 while the long term in 2047,” said Kalyan Chaubey. Those 11 topics are – Governance, Infrastructure, Digital transformation, Refereeing, Clubs, Coach Education, Grassroots, Marketing & Commercialization, Talent Development & Identification, Competitions, National Team
- Vision 2047 will be divided into 6 cycles.
- “It’s an important year for us and we feel football shouldn’t be behind, we hope to see an Incredible India and Incredible football in India by the year 2047,” said Shaji Prabhakaran.
- AIM to make it in the Top 3 Leagues of Asia, to become one of the top 4 teams in Asia. At least one Iconic player with stardom in Women’s and Men’s Football
- The hunt for the top 11 players in the Indian football ecosystem has started.
- There will be 3 verticles in AIFF.
- Women’s Football will be treated at par with Men’s football.
- AIFF Centre of Excellence is 1/3rd complete in Kolkata. The funding gap will be covered this year and the Centre of Excellence will be completely operational by 2026.
- The planning for a Mega Park will be done by 2026 and is scheduled to be operational by 2047. There will be 13 FIFA Standard Stadiums and 12 Smart Stadiums in the country.
- AIFF plans on going into complete digital management in Football. Aims to connect fans, and build an ecosystem and earn revenues. “We might plan something like Metaverse for Football in India. We have already seen FIFA+ in Qatar and we plan on doing a complete digital transformation of Football,” said Shaji Prabhakaran.
- National Football games will be launched every 2 years to bring more traction to football in India.
- League structures will be changed. Prime focus on Futsal and also eFootball.
- National team – Target to be top 10 in Asia in 2026. “We would like to Qualify for U17 World Cup in both Men’s and Women’s in 2026. We have played both as hosts, but this time we want to qualify. By 2036 we aim to become one of the top 7 teams in Asia,” said Shaji Prabhakaran.
- “In 2047, we AIM to become TOP 4 in Asia,” said Shaji Prabhakaran.
AIFF President @kalyanchaubey & Secretary General @Shaji4Football are addressing the Media for the launch of the Strategic Roadmap of #IndianFootball ⚽
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— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) January 7, 2023
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It has been learned that the roadmap, being prepared for the next 25 years, will not explicitly say that the national team should qualify for the World Cup but would suggest the same by implication.
Main Topics for discussion in AIFF Meeting
- The AIFF committee will meet today at the AIFF Headquarters.
- The Media Conference is scheduled to commence post-3 PM IST
- The AFC Roadmap is the PRIMARY Topic that will be revealed
- Other relevant and important points concerned with AIFF, AFC and the Indian Team will be discussed today.
“The new set of office bearers does not want to portray World Cup qualification as be-all and end-all goal. The thought process is if you are among the best in Asia, then you will be playing in the World Cup,” a well-informed source privy to the developments told PTI.
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“The Indian team was earlier among the best in the Asia. The attempt is to rise steadily to that level once again.” In the 1950s and early 1960s, considered as the golden era of Indian football, the national team won gold medals at the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games and finished fourth at the 1956 Olympics.
The AIFF had earlier planned to release the roadmap 100 days after the September 2 elections but later decided to do it after the end of the World Cup. But now, the document is expected to be released in the first week of January. It is also learnt that the roadmap being prepared is going to be the most comprehensive ever made in Indian football history.
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“It will have roadmap for the clubs, leagues, state associations. The grassroots and youth development will form a big part. National team development, improvement in the women’s game, coach education and referee, everything will be there. It will be a comprehensive document,” the source said.
AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran had told PTI that the national federation’s annual budget of just over Rs 100 crore needs to be increased at least 10 times to be able to take Indian football forward. That is why, the roadmap will have a large part dealing with the commercial aspect of Indian football, as how to bulk up the financial resources of the AIFF.
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